Gnome 3 content spec

Joshua Wulf jwulf at redhat.com
Wed Jun 22 09:51:55 UTC 2011


Folks,

Here is my draft Gnome 3 UG content specification.

I'd like to get feedback on what's missing from this.

Do we have a place on the wiki to host content specs?

- Josh

Fedora 15 User Guide: Gnome 3 Chapter

Introducing Gnome 3
 - Fedora 15 includes Gnome 3

Brief History of Gnome

Gnome 3 design philosophy
  - Reducing distractions
  - Future direction:
     Gnome 3.1
     Zeitgeist / Gnome Activity Journal

Key differences from Gnome 2
 - task list is gone
 - nautilus changes
   - going up a directory
 - notifications

Limitations
 - can't create custom launchers

Customizing Gnome 3 with shell extensions
 - alternate-tab
 - alternative-status-menu
 - auto-move-windows
 - dock
 - drive-menu
 - native-window-placement
 - places-menu
 - user-theme
 - windowsNavigator

Other customization options
 - Docky
 - gnome-activity-journal
 - gnome-tweak-tools

Workspaces
 - workspaces described

Accessibility options

System settings
 - Gnome Control Center

How to:
 Log in
 Log out
 Shut down
 Start an application
 Switch between running applications
   - switch between windows
 Maximize a window
 Unmaximize a window
 Tile windows side-by-side
 Float a window above other windows
 Change workspaces
 Move a window between workspaces
 Change the default application used to open a file
 Add an application as a favorite
  - Docky
  - Gnome dock
 Monitor system resources
  - gnome-system-monitor

Reference:
Gnome 3 keyboard shortcuts




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